French motorcycle riders Richard Sainct (R) and Cyril Despres (L) pose for photographs with their KTM bike during the technical check up before the start of the 2004 Dakar Rally, December 31, 2003, in Clermont-Ferrand, central France. The rally will start January 1.

French motorcycle riders Richard Sainct (R) and Cyril Despres (L) pose for photographs with their KTM bike during the technical check up before the start of the 2004 Dakar Rally, December 31, 2003, in Clermont-Ferrand, central France. The rally will start January 1.